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Medium red Grandiflora.
Registration name: El Capitan
Exhibition name: El Capitan

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1959 as 'El Capitan'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'El Capitan'.

Floribunda, Grandiflora.  

Cherry-red, ages to rose-red.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Upright.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 4'11" (150cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,796   VIEW USPTO PATENT